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Children around the world need our help now

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 15/06/2013 - 9:43pm

Perth retirees make wheelchairs for kids in need

By Stephanie Dalzell, ABC
Friday Mar 15, 2013

Brother Olly Pickett was building wheelchairs for children in a tiny workshop in Cambodia when he came across one of the youngest workers in the group.

The 15-year-old amputee was propped up on his knees, undeterred by the rough concrete floor he was kneeling on.

He was helping construct one of a dozen wheelchairs for children on the outskirts of the town who struggled to get to the local school each day.

The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 15

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 15/06/2013 - 9:22pm

NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. Four months young The Stringer has been reaching a growing readership, nationally and internationally. In the three months since March 1, The Stringer on average has had 12,340 new visitors each month with May recording 15,072 new visitors.

WGAR News: Pioneering myth of early white settlers branded a lie by historian Dr Timothy Bottoms

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 13/06/2013 - 3:05pm

Newsletter date: 14 June 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: Frontier history revisited "A Queensland based historian has branded the pioneering myth of the early white settlers as a lie."
* Eleanor Gilbert, YouTube: Remembering the Frontier Wars - Anzac Day 2013, Canberra - Sovereign Embassy
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Myall Creek massacre remembered
* Ron Sutton, SBS Radionews: Myall Creek: A massacre and a reconciliation
* The Inverell Times: Myall Creek remembered
* Sovereign Union: The Rufus River Massacre - Lake Victoria South West NSW

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 57 events from 12 June 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 11/06/2013 - 4:43pm

Newsletter date: 12 June 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Wed 12 June 2013: Melbourne CBD, Vic
Public meeting: Closing the Indigenous health gap in Victoria
Speakers:
* Mary Guthrie (Policy and Communications, The Lowitja Institute),
* Jane Freemantle (Centre for Health & Society ... )
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/54247

Event: Wed 12 June 2013: Cambelltown, Sydney, NSW
Living Life My Way:

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Canberra events: Another stolen generation? + Windsongs & Waterlines + Wave Hill/Canberra Exchange

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 11/06/2013 - 2:26pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Mon 17 June 2013: Cook, Canberra, ACT
Another stolen generation?
Guest speaker Mary Ivec
"Join us for a discussion about current government policy
that removes Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory
into non-Aboriginal families, contrary to international law."
"Mary will speak about the Australian National University's
research regarding child protection and the successful
programs which keep children safely at home."
Hosted by the Amnesty Belconnen Group

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The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 11

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 11/06/2013 - 2:20pm

The Stringer went live February 20 - NEWS update: More contributors and writers continue to join The Stringer. Three months young The Stringer has been reaching a growing audience, nationally and internationally.

Please share this newsletter and spread the word about The Stringer.

In the three months since March 1, The Stringer on average has had 12,340 new visitors each month with May recording 15,072 new visitors. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stringer

WGAR News: The Federal Government is not listening while people die: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 09/06/2013 - 5:18pm

Newsletter date: 10 June 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Suicide attempts among women on the rise
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The Federal Government is not listening while people die

* SNAICC News: Governments must commit to survival of Aboriginal children and family centres

* CAAMA: Big Bro's Shed... [health and well-being]

* Jeremy Geia, NITV News: Calls to scrap cigarette 'skins' displaying Indigenous flag

* Pro Bono News: Film Recognises Depression in Urban Indigenous Communities

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Solidarity with the USYD strike from Copenhagen

Submitted by autonomousactions on Fri, 07/06/2013 - 11:11am

In the early hours of June 5 some anarchists redecorated the facade of the Australian embassy in Copenhagen with messages of solidarity with the ongoing strike at Sydney University. Students and workers at USYD have faced off against the pigs of the NSW police force on numerous occasions since April this year, in an ongoing campaign against neoliberal restructuring of their university.
We sprayed:

NO JUSTICE NO PEACE

CUT SPENCE STAB SCIPIONE

DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST USYD STRIKERS

OCCUPY & RESIST!

A.C.A.B.
A.V.C.A.B.*

FUCK NSW POLICE

FOR THE SYDNEY UNI COMMUNE

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 53 events from 7 June 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 5:04pm

Newsletter date: 7 June 2013

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Event: Ongoing until 14 September 2013: Canberra, ACT
Bipotaim: Stories from the Torres Strait
"Bipotaim: Stories from the Torres Strait is an exhibition
of striking photographs, stories and objects about the
lives, culture and identity of Torres Strait Islanders."
"People from islands across Australia's northern frontier
are depicted in David Callow's portraits. They compare
current and traditional ways and practices and reflect on
changes that have occurred in the Torres Strait during

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Canberra events: Where is, what is Wreck Bay? + Aboriginal health service: 25 years + Inside Out

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 05/06/2013 - 10:46pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 29 Jun to 24 Aug 2013: Various venues around Canberra, ACT
Windsongs & Waterlines - Where is, what is Wreck Bay?
"The Wreck Bay Community is the only Aboriginal Community
reserve in the ACT and is a closed community.
This exhibition will enable the wider public a rare
opportunity to visit and better understand Wreck Bay’s story.
For traditional owners this exhibition is an opportunity to
speak about culture and country and how as a community

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